Table 1 Agronomic and utilization practices of cowpea producing households in arid and semi-arid lands
Agronomic and utilization practices | % of households | p-value (χ2,df) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Coastal ASAL areas | Eastern ASAL areas | |||
Priority crops | Cereals | 86.30 | 63.50 | < 0.001 (56.6, 3) |
Pulses | 12.70 | 18.00 | ||
Vegetables | 0.50 | 18.50 | ||
Root crops | 0.50 | 0.0 | ||
Number of cropping seasons in a year | One | 19.5 | 1.5 | < 0.001 (40.6, 2) |
Two | 80.0 | 98.0 | ||
Three | 0.5 | 0.5 | ||
Cowpea leaves is a major crop | Yes | 44.4 | 95.5 | < 0.001 (125.1, 1) |
No | 55.6 | 4.5 | ||
Cowpea varieties cultivated | Landraces | 89.3 | 97.0 | 0.004 (9.4, 1) |
Improved | 10.7 | 3.0 | ||
Agronomic performance of cowpea leaves to compared other vegetables | Higher yields | 82.2 | 70.9 | < 0.001 (28.1, 3) |
Poorer yields | 7.8 | 0.0 | ||
More pest and disease resistant | 1.1 | 4.2 | ||
Only grows cowpea leaves | 8.9 | 24.9 | ||
Produced cowpea leaves for subsistence | Yes | 75.1 | 68.5 | 0.138 (2.1, 1) |
No | 24.9 | 31.5 | ||
Produce surplus cowpea leaves | Yes | 38.5 | 50.0 | 0.020 (5.4, 1) |
No | 61.5 | 50.0 | ||